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Syria Gov't Ready to Exchange Prisoners for Kidnapped Residents

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Syria Gov't Ready to Exchange Prisoners for Kidnapped Residents

08:32 GMT 13.02.2017 (Updated: 09:31 GMT 13.02.2017)

A man walks past damaged buildings in the rebel held besieged city of Douma, in the eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria January 8, 2017 - Sputnik International

According to media reports, Syrian government is ready for an agreement with armed groups to release prisoners in exchange for civilians kidnapped by the militants.

saad Al-Zoubi attends a news conference next to Mohamed Alloush of the Jaysh al Islam and George Sabra members of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) after a meeeting with U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura during Syria peace talks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 22, 2016 - Sputnik International

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DAMASCUS (Sputnik) – The Syrian government is ready for an agreement with armed groups to release prisoners in exchange for civilians kidnapped by the militants, Syrian media cited a government official as saying Monday.

"[Damascus] confirms that it is prepared on an ongoing basis, and particularly in the context of efforts ahead of the meeting in Astana, to exchange prisoners for kidnapped men, women and children by terrorist groups," the official said as quoted by Syria's SANA news service.

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